Education
VI students given opportunity to train in local health sector – Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has revealed that several young students in the Virgin Islands (VI) who were interested in the local health sector, were given the opportunity to participate in a summer academic training programme.
New JvD Primary is no gimmick! - Premier Fahie as design contract inked
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI - The new Jost van Dyke Primary School has moved one step closer to becoming a reality, following the contract signing for the design development phase of the project between the Government of the Virgin Islands and AEC Consulting Engineering Ltd.
20 youths participate in first-ever Audio Engineering webinar in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In what has been dubbed “a big deal” and a first-ever for the Virgin Islands, some 20 youngsters participated in an Audio Engineering webinar facilitated by the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports on Saturday, November 21, 2020.
‘I was not on a right path’: Student lauds VISTS for shaping him
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Well-known debater Noah Spencer has lauded the Virgin Islands School of Technical Studies (VISTS) for shaping him into a well-rounded member of society.
‘Not everyone is crying out to rush back into the classrooms’- Dr Wheatley
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Minister for Education Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries, and Agriculture, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (D7) says that, contrary to the picture of disaster being painted by some for political gains, COVID-19 online schooling has been a moderate success.
Change of plans: New JvD Primary to be located on the ‘hillside’– Dr the Hon Wheatley
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- Minister for Education Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries, and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (D7) has announced that there has been a change of plans which will see the new Jost van Dyke Primary school constructed on the hillside.
Select grades to resume face-to-face schooling Monday- Dr the Hon Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Beginning Monday, October 26, 2020, students in public schools in Kindergarten, Grade One and Grade Two will be allowed to resume traditional schooling as part of the Ministry of Education’s phased reopening of schools.
HLSCC kicks off Mourant College Classics 25th Anniversary Special Edition
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – The 25th Edition of the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College Classics Race Series kicked off on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at the College’s Paraquita Bay campus.
Students win laptops, tablets in COVID-19 back-to-school essay competition
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Out of 60 entries, 6 students from across three educational levels in the Virgin Islands (VI) walked away as winners in the 2020 Back to School Essay Competition, an initiative of Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL), the Junior Minister for Tourism.
'Higher education' key to re-tooling human capital post COVID-19– Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has pushed for greater investments in the education sector, which he said is needed if the Caribbean is to develop both the institutional capacity required to help drive sustainable development; and to produce graduates needed to support the diversification of regional economies.